existence
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Their haul included two Rembrandt oil paintings, sketches by French artist Edgar Degas and “The Concert,” one of only 36 Vermeers in existence.
"We are forced to sacrifice and risk our very existence in this area so that we do not lose our land, our homes, our villages, and become refugees with nowhere to go."
From Barron's
Many owe their very existence to past energy-price spikes that made developing their core technologies or fields worthwhile.
For the past decade, the U.S. oil industry has tried to break the cycle of booms and busts that has plagued it for much of its existence.
In a talk at South by Southwest, Steven Spielberg revealed his own thoughts about the existence of space aliens while discussing his upcoming “Disclosure Day.”
From Los Angeles Times
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